That’s a Wrap!
I have created a few tips to help organize a perfect gift wrap center just for you! There are several different ideas depending on your preference, time, and space available! Take an idea and make it your own… If you have any other creative ideas, please share! There is never just one right way to get a project done!
1. Set up a station – Maybe this is in a craft room if you are lucky to have one, maybe it’s a desk, or a closet, whatever space you have available in your home where you can keep all of your supplies in one central place. This may be a mobile station where you roll it away into a closet and bring it out when it’s time to wrap! There are many fantastic ways to hold your supplies, I have samples in my holiday store. Pick what works best for you, but the most important thing is to have everything all in one place.
2. Take inventory of the supplies you have and make sure to buy plenty extra so you do not run out of tape in the middle of wrapping your gifts! Examples of your inventory should include: Wrapping paper, bags, paper for bags, gift tags, pens, scissors, ribbons, and bows.
3. If you have a lot of gifts to wrap, you may want to consider setting up a schedule and breaking it down into sessions. Rather than trying to do it all at once, or waiting until the very last minute.
4. When you are ready to wrap, make sure you have a flat surface, and plenty of room to spread everything out. When you are in the middle of wrapping, make sure you lay your scissors down in the same place all the time. I learned this the hard way… I have spent many minutes just looking for the scissors I just had!
5. Get your children involved and have them help wrap the presents that are from them. Create a new tradition. Put on your favorite Christmas music, make hot chocolate and cookies, and make it fun!
6. Another idea is getting together with friends, same concept as above, however instead of hot chocolate maybe it’s your favorite glass of wine! 
7. One tradition my family has adopted, or I should say my husband and I, is we use a different gift wrap for the presents from Santa. Not only is it easier for us to know which ones need to be hidden until Christmas morning, but the kids get a kick thinking it is really from Santa!
8. Have Fun!
Happy Organizing!
